The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-15
.lsnOP REaAND.
He Talks Unreservedly About the Catholic Uni.
versity, England, the Vatican. and the Knights

He Talks Unressrvedly About the Catholic uni.
versity, England, the Vatican. and the Knights
of Labor.
Bishop Ireland OF Minnesota, who has
been in Baltimore for several days attend
ing the conference OF bishops engaged in fix
Ing the loca ton of the Catholic university
to he established was interviewed in WASH
ington. Regarding the Catholic university,
he said:
The undertaking is one OF the grandest
the church has yet contemplated in this
country. 1t has been long charged,
you know, that the church was
opposed to general education, and a
partial purpose OF the establishment OF
this great seat OF learning is to disabuse
the public mind OF this illusion. We had,
OF course, to consult with all the bishops
in this country, and may say that it was
the opinion OF almost all OF them that
Washington, as the capital and central
point OF this great country, was the fittest
place for the university. The exact site
has been selected, but as the details OF
transfer are not entirely completed,
! may not say where it lies. Contracts
will be at once let, however, for the work,
and it will proceed without delay. A
part OF the purpose OF the university is a
higher education for our priesthood to
place them npon a plane. with the priest.
hood OF the church in Europe. 1t will be
a sort OF postgraduate course and the es-
tablishment Of it will cost 1000, 900.
Buildings will be at once put up and a fac
ulty OF ten chairs organized. We are to
secure the best teachers, and have secured
the services OF three of Europe's most emf
nent lecturers. Pastor, the great German
historian, is to come to us from the Uni
versity OF Innspruck. in the Tyrol
as our lecturer on history, and II. Y. Yer
aut, from Que OF the universities OF Rome
comes as a lecturer on Assyriology and
Egyptology. The third am not at liberty
to mention. The remaining faculty will be
organized at an early day. The university
will be non-sectarian in way; that 49, its
benefits will not be confined to Roman
Catholics. 1t will have schools OF law and
medicine, and courses in the sciences and
classics free to ALL The faculty will be
from within the church, and the influ-
ences thrown around all who enter
the school will be distinctively Catho.
lie. l am frank to say the pur-
pose OF the university is to build up and
strengthen the church in this country, and
the church will remain pre-eminent IN all
work OF the great school.
THE HOME RULE CAUSE.
Turning to other topics. the bishop was
asked his opinion OF statement telegraph
ed from London that the Vatican was Of
fering its services as a mediator between
England and Ireland, asking as the price
the placing OF a nuncio at London.
81 don't think. /" said he, that there is
any foundation for that statement. If
Rome desires to place nuncio at London
it would ask for the establishment OF dip
lomatic relations in an unequivocal man.
ner, and not as the price OF any favor. As
to the plan itself, think it could not sue
coed. l think the Irish people will work
out their own salvation in time. They
have been steadily but successfully work
ing out their problem, and the public SEN
tinent OF the world is with them. 1t will
be but a few months, l think, till Glad
stone returns to power and the Irish ques-
tion will be practically settled"
'The church seems to have maintained
q strong position throughout the strug-
gle," was suggested.
"That is due entirely to the good man
agement OF Cardinal Manning and the
archbishop OF Dublin, who have given the
situation in Ireland daily thought and at
tention.'
Regarding his own reported elevation to
an archbishopric, the bishop would say
nothing, stating that he could not talk
about that at present. Regarding the
attitude of the church toward the Knigh ts
OF Labor he said:.
The church has withdrawn it's disap.
proval OF the organization, holding that
it's secret work is harmless SO long as it
does not foment riot, immortality or irrelig-
ion. While the church is opposed to secret
societies OF all kinds, it holds that the Sc
crecy OF the Knights is rather OF apolitical
and business nature, such as all men are
entitled to have regarding their business
affairs. The organization has shown no
disposition to foment riots and under the
management OF Powderly don't think it
is likely to, although we cannot tell what
would happen, should any other man be
elected in Powderly's place. Under the
circumstances the church has tolerated
the association without extending to it its
approval.
In conclusion Bishop Ireland said:
called upon the president and had q pleas
ant chat with him about the Indians and
other questions. He is full OF the develop
ment of the Northwest and anticipating
great pleasure from his proposed visit to
ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
AS to agent Sheehan. Bishop Ireland was
asked: What is the condition Of your
Indian work in the Northwest? I see your
priests are charged with having too much
influence with Sheehan, the agent at White
Earth.''
1--WE are getting along nicely. So far as
Sheehan is concerned, he is, suppose, q
Catholic but every one l have seen, in.
Guiding Rev. Gilfllan, a Protestant, says
Sheehan is good agent. A large number
OF the Indians are Catholics. am much
pleased with the present Indian policy of
government. think it is the best we have
had for some time. Under it the Indians
may choose their own religion. ! think it
is much better than the old regime, when
their religion was cut and dried for them.
We are making good citizens OF the In
dians, and they are really progressing
more under this administration than ever
before"